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TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY CHAPTER 2817
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2006-2007 Officers and Executive Committee
Advisor: Ms. Lisa McElraevy
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Treasurer |
Historian |
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VP |
VP (Band) |
VP (Orchestra) |
VP (Chorus) |
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Nathan Rosenbaum & Joashua Baron |
Tess Engel |
Steven Miller |
Francisco Salazar |
Victor Alarcon |
Michael Lombardi & Malanie Adler |
Scott Lichtenthal |
Karen Tapia |
Andrew Barsky, Pamela Cantor, Chris Miley & Matthew Vogel |
Tri-M Music Honor Society Chapter 2817 currently has 70 student members.
Introduction
The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for middle/junior high and high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership. Through more than 4,500 chartered chapters, Tri-M has helped thousands of young people provide years of service through music in schools throughout the world.
Tri-M shares and supports the objectives of every dedicated music educator-to increase student and school involvement with music and to make a stronger and more unified school music program. Tri-M offers a complete system of rewards that help inspire students and recognize excellence in individuals and chapters. With this system, the society builds self-esteem and provides a channel of personal fulfillment.
Tri-M is a program of MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of music education. Through its many programs, activities, publications, and conferences, MENC addresses all aspects of music education and works to ensure that every student can be a part of a balanced, comprehensive, and high quality program of music instruction.
Tri-M was founded in 1936 by Alexander and Frances Harley, incorporated and renamed Modern Music Masters in 1952, and in 1983 recognized as the Tri-M Music Honor Society, a program of MENC: The National Association for Music Education.
A Word From the Founder
"If we strive to cultivate musical sensitivity and perception in our students, we must likewise give adequate recognition for their efforts and achievements, and we must inspire them to strive for higher goals. In what better way than by bestowing upon them life membership in a worldwide honorary organization for musical youth?"
-Alexander Harley, Founder, Tri-M Music Honor Society
Logo
The Tri-M Music Honor Society logo is rich in symbolism. The three M’s stand for "Modern Music Masters", the society’s original name. Music is represented by the lyre and the scroll, which denote accomplishment and service. The five lines of the music staff indicate the five criteria upon which members are selected: scholarship, character, cooperation, leadership, and service.
Requirements to Join
In order to be eligible for the East Meadow High School Tri-M, a student must have demonstrated excellence in leadership, service, scholarship, and character. The student must also demonstrate muscial talent with a A (90) or better on a level six NYSSMA solo.
If these eligibility requirements are not upheld, a student may be removed from the honor society
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Maintaining Membership
In order to remain a member of East Meadow High School's Tri-M, each member must perform at at least one meeting and the recital in a group of two or more musicians. He/she must also demonstrate at least two instances of services; one to the school music program, and one outside of school, both realted to music. Examples may include playing at a senior center, or ushering a school concert. Finally, each student must adhere to the principles to which they were admitted into the organization.
If these requirements are not upheld, a student may be removed from the honor society.
All non-obvious information taken from:
[ http://www.menc.org/information/trim/overview_intro.html ]
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